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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PZR_butler-college_Tyler-TX.html
Rev. Cornelius Moses Butler and Trustees of the East Texas Baptist Association founded East Texas Baptist Academy in 1905. The Association was created to improve educational opportunities for African American youth in and around the City of Tyler.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PZQ_new-harmony-baptist-church_Tyler-TX.html
This congregation was established in 1867 and accepted into the Cherokee Baptist Association in 1869. Seven of the church's nineteen charter members are buried in New Harmony Cemetery, established in 1870. Early services were held in a log buildin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PZP_whitaker-mcclendon-house_Tyler-TX.html
Built about 1880 for attorney Harrison Moores Whitaker and his wife, Mattie, daughter of Texas Supreme Court Justice Micajah H. Bonner, this is one of the few remaining high Victorian residences in Tyler. The home was purchased by Mattie's sister,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PZM_smith-cemetery_Tyler-TX.html
In 1846, Mary M. "Polly" Long received 640 acres in this area from the State of Texas. She deeded half to her son, Richard B. Long, in 1852. He sold this tract in 1881, reserving one acre to preserve the existing cemetery, which was used as early …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PZK_thomas-glover-pollard-sr_Tyler-TX.html
Thomas G. Pollard was an attorney and legislator whose work improved the lives of East Texans. While in college, Pollard married Edna Martin, with whom he reared three children, and was elected as a State Representative (1919-21). After being elec…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PZJ_womans-building_Tyler-TX.html
The Woman's Building Association, a branch of the Tyler Woman's Forum, was chartered in 1928 to direct the construction of this facility. When completed in 1932, it provided meeting rooms, an auditorium, and a library for the Woman's Forum and oth…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PZI_oakwood-cemetery_Tyler-TX.html
Originally called Lollar's Cemetery and later City Cemetery, this burial ground was located on land purchased by John Lollar in 1846. Five acres were reserved for cemetery use when Lollar sold his land to John Madison Patterson in 1849. Burials be…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PZG_richard-bennett-hubbard_Tyler-TX.html
Georgia native Richard Bennett Hubbard came to Texas in 1853 and set up a law practice in Tyler with B. T. Selman, later a state senator. Politically active, Hubbard became a leading spokesman for the Democratic Party. His early career in governme…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PZF_christ-episcopal-church_Tyler-TX.html
The Rt. Rev. Alexander Gregg, first bishop of Texas, began missionary work with this congregation in 1866-1867. The earliest worship services were held in borrowed facilities. The first rector was Hungarian-born Emir Bela Gyeita Cardis Hamvasy, wh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PW5_the-first-county-agricultural-extension-agent_Tyler-TX.html
At a time of low crop production and depressed farm economy, Smith County became the birthplace of the County Agricultural Agent concept. This occurred in an historic meeting Nov. 12, 1906, in an opera house near this site. Present were Dr. Seaman…